Produced by Japanese Automobile Manufacturer Toyota, the extremely brilliant Toyota Etios is a line of four-door sedan and hatchback cars. The brand Toyota is manufacturing this car for Indian automotive market since 2010 and for South African market since 2012. The name Etios has been derived from the Greek work "Ethos" which means character, spirit and ideas. The car comes in nine versions and the sedan version was launched not so long ago but in December 2010 while the Liva hatchback was launched in June 2011. As of 2011, the very first generation of Etios sold more than 30,000 units in India alone.

Check the nine amazing versions of the Toyota Etios and compare the chart:

  • Variant
  • Fuel type
  • Transmission
  • Mileage/Engine CC
  • Ex-Showroom (Lakh)
  • Toyota Etios J
  • Petrol   
  • Manual
  • 13.5(Tested) KMPL / 1496 cc
  • 5.40
  • Toyota Etios G
  • Petrol   
  • Manual
  • 13.5(Tested) KMPL / 1496 cc 
  • 5.77
  • Toyota Etios G SP
  • Petrol   
  • Manual
  • 13.5(Tested) KMPL / 1496 cc 
  • 6.24
  • Toyota Etios V
  • Petrol   
  • Manual
  • 13.5(Tested) KMPL / 1496 cc 
  • 6.78
  • Toyota Etios Vx
  • Petrol   
  • Manual
  • 13.5(Tested) KMPL / 1496 cc 
  • 7.25
  • Toyota Etios GD
  • Diesel
  • Manual
  • 15.45 KMPL / 1364 cc
  • 6.83
  • Toyota Etios GD SP
  • Diesel
  • Manual
  • 15.45 KMPL / 1364 cc
  • 7.30
  • Toyota Etios VD
  • Diesel
  • Manual
  • 15.45 KMPL / 1364 cc
  • 7.84
  • Toyota Etios VXD
  • Diesel
  • Manual
  • 15.45 KMPL / 1364 cc
  • 8.31

The Toyota Etios was first showcased in Delhi at the Auto Expo 2010 as a ‘concept car’ but the actual production started in late 2010 and the sedan version was launched in December 2010. It competes with some of the established and most popular car models of different brands. Engines and transmissions are imported directly from Japan and when talking about the safety features, you will find that the vehicle comes with Front and Side Impact Beam for safety and Traction Control while the Etios and Etios Liva has no U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rating because they didn’t undergo crash tests.

The consumer experience of the car has something mixed response. Due to the cost cutting technique, it is a bit noisy as it lacked in advanced insulation. But in the recent times the Toyota has overcome this problem and the car is feature-rich and contain substantial high level of equipment as compared to other cars. The rubberized coating in wheels has also improved the quality and safety feature of the car which the new users can enjoy.

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